Window-screen.



B. O. HURFORD. WINDOW SCREEN. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19, 1912.

(inventor [3e Z 2a C. flaw 07d Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

E earns ATENT FFICEQ BELLA C. HURFORD, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

WINDOW-SCREEN.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BELLA C. Hnnrono, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State offOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window- Screens, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to window screens, and is particularly adapted for use in connection with windows, the sashes of which operate about a horizontal pivot.

One object of this invention is to provide a screen, half of which will be located upon the exterior of the window and half upon the interior of the window, in such a manner that as the sash is swung about its horizontal pivot no insects can enter through the window between the terminals of the springs and the glass.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all as hereinafter more fully described, and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is an elevation of a window constructed in accordance with the present invention illustrating the screen as applied. Fig. 2 is a central, longitudinal, vertical section thereof. Fig. 3 is an elevation of one of the sections of the screen illustrating in detail the construction thereof.

Reference being had more particularly to the drawings, 10 indicates the frame of a window having the stops 11 formed on the longitudinal vertical sides thereof and the sashes 12 and 13 mounted therein, the vertical side pieces of the lower sash being indicated generally as 1 1. i

In applying the present invention, which constitutes only the screen construction, onehalf of the screen, namely, the lower half, is located upon theinterior of the frame 10 at the lower terminal thereof, while the upper half is located upon the exterior of said frame adjacent to the upper half of the lower sash 12, said sash operating between the lower terminals'of the screen as fully illustrated in Fig. 2. Each section of the screen constitutes a pair of vertical bars 15, made of wood or any other suitable material, connected at their upper and lower terminals by the transverse strips of metal 16, the screening or wire mesh 17 being Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 19, 1912.

, section.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

Serial No, 684,838.

located upon the bars 15 and 16 and secured thereto.

The verticalbars 15 and 16 are provided with spring catches 18 adjacent to the upper and lower terminals thereof, said spring catches constituting plungers encircled by springs which project the plungers into openings formed to receive the same and the stops 11 of the window frame. The lower section of the screen is provided adjacent to the lower terminal thereof with an opening 19 covered by a hinged door of wire mesh, said openings being provided to permit the lower terminal of the lower sash 12 to be pushed or forced outwardly, swinging said sash about its horizontal pivot. When not in use, the opening is naturally covered by the door 20 constructed of wire mesh. The construction of the upper section 21 is identical with that of the lower section 17 with the exception that the gate or aperture 19 is eliminated in the upper The lower terminal of the upper section 21 and the upper terminal of the lower section 17 have mounted thereon strips of resilient material 22 which are bent inwardly and have their outer edges constantly bearing against the glass of the sash. The terminals of these strips are provided with rectangular or annular depressions 23 in which the vertical side pieces 14: of the sash 12 are constantly located.

From the foregoing it will be clearly understood that as the sash 12 is swung to any desired angle the rubber strips 22 will constantly bear against the glass thereof and the vertical side pieces or members of the sash 14 will constantly rest in the depressions 23 located in said strips. These strips etfect volv cl se the opening which would normally exist between the adjacent terminals of said sections of screening and the glass of the sash 12 and thereby prevent flies and other insects from enteringthrough the opening.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. In a window, the combination with a horizontally pivoted sash, of a section of screening removably located adjacent to the lower portion thereof and the interior of said window, a similar section of screening located uponthe opposite side of said sash and adjacent the upper portion thereof, and inwardly curved resilient metallic plates carried by the adjacent terminals of said screen, said plates having cut-out portions on their ends adapted to allow the plate to bear against the sash.

2. In a Window, the combination With a horizontally pivoted sash, of a section of screening removably located adjacent to the lower portion thereof and the interior of said Window, a similar section of screening located upon the opposite side of said sash BELLA C. HURFQRD. \Vitnesses:

MARGARET E. PHILIP,

EDWARD J. LoEssER. 

